Description

For sale is a medal group comprising 1939 – 45 Star, Africa Star with clasp NORTH AFRICA 1942 – 43, Italy Star, Defence and War Medals (1939 – 45), General Service Medal (G.VI.) with clasp BOMB AND MINE CLEARANCE 1945 – 49, named 73520 SGT. S. BARMES R.A.F. Court mounted for display they come with a Royal Engineers Bomb Disposal cloth patch.

The qualifying critea for the clasp Bomb and Mine Clearance 1945 – 49 being:

Any personnel who during the period from 9th May, 1945 to 31st December, 1949, both dates inclusive, were actively engaged for an aggregate period of not less than 180 days anywhere in England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland on the actual excavation down to the removal of, or final disposal of, unexploded bombs or on clearance operations inside the perimeter fencing of live minefields, on the disarming of live mines, or acting as waterjet operator. Other duties in a unit engaged on bomb disposal or mine clearance did not count as qualifying service. The qualifying period of 180 days was ignored in the case of death on such duties.